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Dennis Richards, city reach $1.8M proposed settlement in retaliation suit

by Joe Eskenazi March 7, 2022March 9, 2022

The city has reached a proposed $1.8 million settlement with former Planning Commissioner Dennis Richards, who sued the city in 2020, claiming the Department of Building Inspection responded to his […]

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Rodrigo Santos admits to hiring ex-DBI director’s kids — plural —and other gems from Dennis Richards’ ongoing litigation

by Joe Eskenazi August 23, 2021September 14, 2021

In depositions, Rodrigo Santos did, notably, admit to having employed not one but two of former DBI director Tom Hui’s children. We are informed these are Hui’s only children, and that makes sense — if there were more, Santos probably would’ve hired them, too. 

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Embattled Planning Commissioner Dennis Richards abruptly resigns, surprising friends and foes

by Joe Eskenazi March 5, 2020September 29, 2020

In a turnabout that surprised foes and supporters alike at City Hall, erstwhile Planning Commissioner Dennis Richards will not return today from his leave of absence and has instead submitted […]

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Revoked building permits are reinstated at Dennis Richards’ stalled development — former planning commisioner’s lawsuit vs. city continues

by Joe Eskenazi May 11, 2020September 29, 2020

This is the way the saga of Dennis Richards’ contested development project ends: Not with a bang, but with a whimper.  The Board of Appeals last week unanimously voted to […]

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Nine permits revoked on project co-owned by planning commissioner Dennis Richards — his attorney claims retaliation

by Joe Eskenazi October 21, 2019September 29, 2020

The Department of Building Inspection has taken the unusual step of revoking nine building permits on a 22nd Street structure partially owned by planning commissioner Dennis Richards — who, in […]

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Planning Commissioner Dennis Richards sues San Francisco, Department of Building Inspection, alleging retaliation

by Joe Eskenazi February 19, 2020September 29, 2020

Embattled commissioner Dennis Richards remains on leave of absence following rancor over tenant buyouts Prior to a contentious December hearing before the Board of Appeals, planning commissioner Dennis Richards offered […]

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Developments in Development: What do state affairs and bills mean for SF?

by Annika Hom August 29, 2021August 30, 2021

The bill probably targets developers and fresh, vacant lots. But “frankly, how many empty lots” are there? He wondered. “I’m guessing not that many,” Todd David said.  

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Planning Commissioner Dennis Richards decries Department of Building Inspection as ‘a cancer on this city’ in contentious hearing

by Joe Eskenazi December 5, 2019October 18, 2021

Prior to Wednesday night’s lengthy hearing before the city’s Board of Appeals, Planning Commissioner Dennis Richards offered an unambiguous answer to whether he planned to sue the Department of Building […]

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Planning Commissioner Dennis Richards accuses Department of Building Inspection of conspiracy, quid-pro-quo offer

by Joe Eskenazi November 27, 2019September 29, 2020

In an explosive legal filing, planning commissioner Dennis Richards alleges that a conspiracy within the Department of Building Inspection led to nine permits being abruptly revoked for a project he […]

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The logical flaw at the heart of the City Attorney’s vindication of DBI director

by Joe Eskenazi January 25, 2022January 26, 2022

Following its fifth meeting this month, the Department of Building Inspection’s oversight commission on Jan. 21 selected interim director Patrick O’Riordan as the next full-time director of the department.   Once […]

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Supes call for City Attorney investigation of Angus McCarthy, propose ballot measure to remake Dept. of Building Inspection

by Joe Eskenazi September 28, 2021September 29, 2021

A pair of supervisors today called for a City Attorney investigation of allegations made in a Saturday Mission Local story. That story documented a series of permit irregularities at both […]

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Commissioner testified that he recused himself from hearing his business associate’s cases — but he didn’t always do it

by Joe Eskenazi October 19, 2021October 20, 2021

San Francisco Board of Appeals president Darryl Honda unambiguously swore in a deposition earlier this year that he recuses himself whenever a project from SIA Consulting comes before his commission. […]

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‘I’d have done things differently:’ District inspectors say DBI director Patrick O’Riordan kept them off connected builders’ sites

by Joe Eskenazi October 17, 2021October 18, 2021

The president of the Fire Commission is, to the best of our knowledge, not given deference by firefighters to light buildings ablaze. The police do not allow the president of […]

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Cannabis lounge wins approval, set to open at Mission and 16th

by Abraham Rodriguez December 6, 2019September 29, 2020

With cheers, hugs and smiles, a team of city natives celebrated on Thursday evening as the Planning Commission voted 5-1 to approve their 3,500-square-foot cannabis business that will also include […]

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‘Everything about this building was done wrong’: Inspector who approved structure with a score of illegal units has resigned

by Joe Eskenazi June 14, 2021June 14, 2021

Update, June 14: Mission Local has learned that longtime senior inspector Bernie Curran, presently on suspension for receiving a $180,000 “loan” from a developer and initially failing to report it, […]

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